TriSport Fetch: The smell of 220

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Oct 2020
9:38am, 23 Oct 2020
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EvilPixie
Rae I don't like it so use Sufferfest - 14 day free trial
Oct 2020
9:41am, 23 Oct 2020
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Gobi
You get used to it and actually depending why you use it depends if you like it.

I hated it when I started but I wanted to race, now I train with others and race so I appreciate the value of it.

Horses for courses but it has grown on me.
Oct 2020
9:41am, 23 Oct 2020
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Raemond
I only bought the damn smart trainer so I could join the team orange rides, though.

So far complete inability to pair the trainer and the app, which asked me to enable both location AND [sic] Bluetooth but has no option under the app permissions to enable Bluetooth, only location.
Oct 2020
9:49am, 23 Oct 2020
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Gobi
Oh Rae I had all sorts of issues which is why I gave in and bought an IPAD :¬( Feel your pain but once connected it will make sense
Oct 2020
9:50am, 23 Oct 2020
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EvilPixie
i took ages to connect but it was always really slow and a pain

had to tell it to reconnect afresh each session

I use an ipad
Oct 2020
9:51am, 23 Oct 2020
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Angus Clydesdale
I like Zwift. A lot. Saved my lockdown and is going to rejuvenate my winter. And Team Orange.

However, it was a proper pain in the hoop to get it set up on my dumb turbot. Much easier to swap to the wattbike a few months later.
Oct 2020
9:52am, 23 Oct 2020
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Angus Clydesdale
I use an iPad / iPhone combo
Oct 2020
9:55am, 23 Oct 2020
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Raemond
I only tolerate an i device because it's my work issue phone, I'm not buying into that ecosystem with any of my own money...

Apparently there's a known bug with the tacx flow not showing up as controllable straight out of the box, and needing a firmware update.

Sam has done the firmware update and it's still only showing as a speed and cadence sensor.
Oct 2020
9:57am, 23 Oct 2020
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Gobi
EP - hate to say it but that sounds more your WIFI than ZWIFT

I use a signal booster to my conservatory and it is sound.

To be honest it is the value of training and racing with others that makes it tolerable. If the world had been normal I would never have got to it.

However , now here I won't drop it as there is no doubt it has revitalised my racing so even though I may go back to being an outside man I will always use it for the racing and a few get togethers.

We have 4 to 12 people who would never be able to ride together who now have a weekly chat and train, I personally feel I am making new friends who I hope I may get to visit when it all cals down.
Oct 2020
9:58am, 23 Oct 2020
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Raemond
Ah, apparently if you add it as a cadence sensor it's then visible as a controllable. Of course.

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